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Scientist-developed malware covertly jumps air gaps using inaudible sound – Wired.co.uk


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Scientist-developed malware covertly jumps air gaps using inaudible sound
Wired.co.uk
The hurdles of implementing covert acoustical networking are high enough that few malware developers are likely to add it to their offerings anytime soon. Still, the requirements are modest when measured against the capabilities of Stuxnet, Flame, and
Scientists prove ultrasound-whispering malware conceptITProPortal

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Malware Alert: Is ‘BadBIOS’ Rootkit Jumping Air Gaps? – InformationWeek

Malware Alert: Is 'BadBIOS' Rootkit Jumping Air Gaps?
InformationWeek
But does Ruiu's analysis of the BIOS malware — which has been described by some commentators as being more advanced than Stuxnet or Flame — hold water? "I'm not sure what to make of this. When I first read it, I thought it was a hoax," said Bruce 

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UT System paying $34.9 million to fill gaps found in

A review of that found “high-risk gaps” at various University of Texas System campuses prompted the governing board on Thursday to allocate $34.9 million in endowment funds for improvements. The money will pay for equipment, software, and …
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Serious security gaps found in NASA’s computer network – msnbc.com

NASA’s internal computer network is full of holes and is extremely vulnerable to an external cyberattack, an audit by the agency’s Office of the Inspector General has found. Even worse, it appears that several of the vulnerabilities were known about for …
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